>>5406171“Cool.” Heather nods as if steeling herself, for the conversation, “So first of all, let me just say that, well… it’s <span class="mu-i">so</span> cool of you to visit us… especially after, well…” She pauses with a pained look on her face. “... everything.”
You’re happy to be here, you reply excitedly! It’s-
“We… we almost <span class="mu-i">didn’t</span>, you know?” She continues, biting her lip with worry. “And I think that’s what <span class="mu-i">I’m</span>... well, what <span class="mu-i">we’re</span> so upset about: that we nearly cut ties with you forever.”
Yea, well, you exhale, wacky stuff happened in <span class="mu-g">CLEARWATER,</span> so-
“No, Stan, even <span class="mu-i">before</span> that happened!” Heather interjects again with a shake of her head! “Sue and I regretted it a while ago–we… we knew you didn’t mean what you said at the wedding–that you had those ‘<span class="mu-i">fugue states</span>’... but with moving to another state, my new job, the <span class="mu-i">baby</span>...” Her voice shudders a bit before trailing off into the lakeside breeze, “... it just… it just became so easy to not reconnect…”
Reaching over for your gloved hand, you feel Heather’s trembling fingers clasp around yours.
“I know I haven’t been the easiest person to get along with, Stan–I’ve lost more than enough friends because of that–and I know nothing I just said excuses us, so… so if you can’t forgive me then I totally understand…” She locks eyes with you for a moment before breaking contact. “Just… just please accept Sue’s apology–you mean the world to him, you know?”
How do you respond?
>SAY NOTHING.>HUG IT OUT!>APOLOGIZE TOO.>TELL HER YOU’LL THINK ABOUT IT.>WRITE-IN! 